A Gates Learjet Model 25, N658TC, operated by the Tandy Corporation of Fort Worth, Texas, crashed at approximately 0745 central standard time, on January 18, 1972, during a nonprecision instrument approach to the Victoria County-Foster Airport, Victoria, Texas. The two crewmembers and seven passengers received fatal injuries. The airplane was destroyed. The airplane was enroute from Fort Worth, Texas, on an IFR clearance to Victoria, Texas. Witnesses in the area of the crash reported heavy fog and visibility restricted to approximately 100 feet. One nautical mile visibility is required for this airplane to be authorized for a landing at the Victoria County-Foster Airport. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the lack of altitude awareness on the part of the flightcrew while descending into known weather conditions which were conducive to a rapid deterioration in forward visibility. (Author)
Aircraft Accident Report. Tandy Corporation Gates Learjet Model 25, N658TC, Near the Victoria County, Foster Airport, Victoria, Texas, 18 January 1972
1972
16 pages
Report
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English